For Romanian-born U.S. ​actor Sebastian Stan, the Cannes Film Festival drama “Fjord”, centred around the clash of values that ‌ensues when a religious family relocates from Romania to a Norwegian village, has allowed him to reconnect with his roots.

Harry Styles’ world tour is set to review its staging following complaints from fans over obstructed views.

It’s 35 years since the first British person went into space. Helen Sharman was a 27-year-old food scientist when she stumbled upon a job ad to be part of an Anglo-Soviet commercial venture, Project Juno. Sharman told BBC News in 1991: “All along the selection process, I never really believed that it could be me.”

Sydney’s Vivid Festival is back with organisers promising a bold new festival full of surprises, as global acts dazzle and drones light up the sky.

An orchestra board member and ex-government minister says he was surprised to learn a pianist’s upcoming concert had been cancelled over Gaza comments.

Pop legend Kylie Minogue has revealed she battled cancer after being diagnosed in secret more than 15 years after she was previously treated for breast cancer.

The longlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award includes a book by a Palestinian-Australian author, who has been embroiled in free speech controversies.

Berlin-based film students Julius Drost and Moritz Henneberg spent thousands of hours crafting their adorable animated short, Butty, depicting the travails of a cute but clumsy cleaning robot who’s thrown out on the street after one messy malfunction too many.

Subversive art-pop group TISM has announced its first national headline tour in 30 years, after having caused nearly $19,000 in damage to the Sydney Opera House.

They appear in the video in costumes covered in small dots.

One of the most expensive Korean films ever made, this epic sci-fi begins as a “breathless rollercoaster ride” and mashes up The Terminator, Predator, Aliens and Avatar.

A tale about forbidden love and Taiwanese food has won the International Booker Prize, becoming the first novel translated from Mandarin Chinese to win the prestigious award.